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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. APRIL 26. 1940 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year $1.00 Published Every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1*87, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. We Need Religion The rulers of Russia hold that re- ligrion is bad; the “opiate of the people” they call it. The ruiers of Germany and Italy hold sirmlar views Now we can see what hap pens when men forsake the funda mentals which have stood the test of time and replace them with ide ologies of their own making. America, While professing to be a Christian nation, could stand a large dose of the old time religion. We are not immune from the Godless teach ings of Europe and our ivkftwarm- jiess offers fertile ground fof wie spreaders of the wicked doctrine which uproots all Americans pave held sacred. The forces of the God less are more active than the forces of religion, and what has happened in Russia can happen in America. A great spiritual wave sweeping over the country at this time would do more to put us in poe^on to meet the problems of a mad world than the combined work of all the ‘'‘best minds”. The theme song of every Chuneh should be the word* of the old hymn, “How Firm A Foundation". Our religion has been diluted to the pink-lemonade stage; without foundation, and apparently without purpose. The one-time militancy of the gospel has given way to a ve neer designed for most pert, tty agree with everybody and everything. The church today has a great 04* portunity and a great obligation. Never before in the history of the world have men in high places been so ready to admit the worth of spirit ual values in the mt-terial world. Their best laid plans have gone awry and they are ready at ia&t to admit that something more than man-made laws and regulations are neeeesnry for a peaceful world. HARE’S TEACHER PLAN” IS STUDIED Building Up Of Retirement Fund Program Launched Washington.—Officials of the Civil Service Commission conferred wHh Rep. Butler B. Hare on his proposal to create machinery permitting teach ers in public and non-sectarian schools to build up a retirement fund. Expressing deep interest in the plan advanced by the third district congressman, the civil service officials discussed in detail with Hare the entire proposal. The commission is not empowered to make any recom mendation one way or the other, Hare pointed out, adding that this evi dence of interest was nevertheless greatly encouraging. The next step in advancing the teacher-retirement proposal, he said, is to secure the reaction of the va rious teachers’ organizations through out the country. He said he has had numerous responses from individual teachers, but that teachers' organiza tions have not yet taken a stand. “It may be that the teachers will not want to provide themselves- with retirement pensions as civil service employees now do,” Hare stated, “This bill which I have sponsored is merely for the purpose of provoking further study and research of the pro position. I certainly do not think we should exercise snap judgment, and I am anxious to receive sugges tions as to how the plan may be im proved.” The proposal would provide for teachers substantially the same sys tem of retirement annuities as is now available to civil service em ployees. Teachers would be required to contribute 3 1-2 per cent of their salary to a special teachers’ retire ment fund in order to provide for an annuity upon reaching the retirement age. The age limit is fixed at 60 years after at least 25 years of ser vice. A NEWBERRY LAD WHO MADE GOOD News & Courier. So Claudius P. Greneker is flying to Charleston to look over “The Con trast” in the Dock Street Theater, It will be his first professional appear ance in Charleston as a man of the theater. Mr. Greneker is one of The News and Courier’s alumni. He was on the reportorial staff when John Marshall was city editor; his brother reporters were George Hoyt Smith and Richard W. Simpson, Jr. But Mr. Greneker knew Charles ton before that. He bad- been a ca det at the Citadel, at that time on Marion square. He came from- New berry Jn his senior year h was a lieutenant fU)d as such in command of the company recruits. Colonel Holmes B. Springs, of MVt# c £<***: was a sergeant in that company, #B<} Major John W. Moore, of Florence, was a corporal. They were drill- masters in those days. Mr. Greneker left the Citadel on Good Friday, 1898. These many years Mr. Greneker been in New York as the general pjes? jBgf’Pt for the Shuberte. He has forgoilep oiojy about the theater than naany“aiio.tiber tfcpater man ever knew, Jfe has associated with some of the best pres* agenl^ fq imo business. A Toxom Wonp Frank J. WUstach among thorn, tie has been accelerating theatrical pub licity a long time, but not long enough to have been there when- the Floitaama girls were all the rage. He was ahen', however, when “The Merry Wadc^w" jeas tjhe vogue. Knowing Charleston/ Mr. Greneker knew the Planters’ Hoftn as jt was at the turn of the century, but there was no vestige of the Dock Street Theater then. He left Charleston when the great thing was to journey by ferryboat and electric car to the (Isle of palms. Come to think of it, they have Mijlt a new station house since Claude Gren«fa?f “covered” the pdipp professionally. and they have r*W<*ved the Citadel to Hampton Paik, If Hf, Greneker has time to look »P old acquaintances he will find one In the press room of Tfye News and Courier and another in the eom posing room- Elsewhere in the building be will find a man be more or less taught to drift. EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED SOON FOR INSPECTORS Washington, April 14.—Represen tative Butler B. Hare of the third South Carolina district announced to day th«+ he has been informed by the Civil Service comission and the wage and hour division that an examina tion will be given in the near future to allow additional South Carolinians to qualify for positions as junior in spectors in the wage and hour divi sions. Although an examination was peJd last year, Judge Hare explained that few from South Carolina and other southern states qualified “because of the limited number (from those states) who took the examination and for the reason that the requirements as to certain experience precluded a number from obtaining eligible rat ings." He said he »nas advised today by the Civil Service commission that an nouncements for the examination should be ready by the latter part of this month, arid urged all in South Carolina desiring to take it to write the Civil Service comission in Wash ington, D. C, Vote on Industrial Group Shows Lack of Maybank Control BY SPECTATOR The House of Representatives en gaged in a lively scrimmage over the proposal to reduce the number of members of the State Industrial Commission from five to three. The Tax Commission has three members and It would seem that three would be entirely sufficient for the Indus trial Commission. The argument that five makes a better Jury does not seem to me to be very satisfactory because the members are not chosen to represent either management or labor; but sit in the capacity of judges to give justice. Justice means what is right for both sides. In truth there is no clash in this mat ter between management and labor. The employer takes out insurance and the employee has his rights defined by statute. The function of the Commission i* to ascertain the truth with regard to injuries sustained. One of the moat surprising turns in this matter was the dispositk of the House to take the appointments from the Governor ami have the members of the Commission elected by the Legislature, The State at large hardly knows what to thl k in a matter of this kind. Theoretically the Governor represents the State as the President represents the na tion. He should be in charge of the administration of the state as surely as the President is in charge of the spirit, certainly contemplated that ap polntmewts would be made by the Governor for tt says that he shall commission all the officers of the State. Of what use Is the power to commission if it be merely to sign a paper? True, our Constitution sets out to indicate that the Legisla ture shall choose certain officials, gf many variations of prin ciple involved ‘ in pyr £qnstitdtion some citizens think WP should have a Constitutional Convention. I have never been excited about that: if we do not follow the plain man dates of the present Constitution what ground is there for thinking that we would respect a new Consti tution ? politically the large vote in the House to change the power of elec tion of the Industrial Commission fn the General Assembly indicates that Governor Maybank does not enjoy a controlling influence with that body. Miss Ruby Norris, who teaches in Clinton, and Miss Lelia Norris, a teacher in the Columbia schools, spent the week-end with their mother, Mrs, J, T, Norris in the county. Have You Borrowed Money on your LIFE INSURANCE . POLICIES? In case you have borrowed money on your life insurance, we will be glad to discuss our plan with you for refinancing your loan at at tractive interest rates. The South Carolina National Bank Newberry, S. C. Many of our farmers are waking up to some of the implications of the farm control which they have been taking lightly. The government in dealing with cotton in the south Is also dealing with corn and wheat m the west. Obviously if the land tak en out of cotton cultivation were planted in corn for market we should have an advantage over the com farmers whose arcres have been re duced and who cannot plant cotton. In other words, the government is treating this as a national problem and must keep the different crops in balance. A distinction is made be tween the farm which produces food crops for home consumption and the farm which produces for sale, A farmer who plans to produce com for market is in the same position as the man who produces cotton or tobacco, and he is to be cut down to prevent unsettling the national balance. So, when some of the farmers received notice to reduce their acres in food stuffs they went up in the air, but capie down to earth again when the expisnatiotl was given. South Carolina is beautiful from one end to the other. The country itself is radiant with dogwood blend ing with green, red and pink; while the streets and lawns in the towns are a rich profusion of fragrance and color. To the ladies of the State is due the attractiveness of the front yards, even the wisteria climbing the trees of the streets being their handi work. Many of our gardens are now de lighting those who have the good fortune to visit them. But if one cannot go to a garden one can drive through some town or towns of great appeal. Summerville, as usual, pre sents the perfect blend of cultivation and rusticity that gladdens the eyes of all beholders. I never know when I enter Summerville where I am com ing out. But one may wend his way in leisurely fashion admiring the beauty all around him. I went on to Magnolia Gardens and renewed the admiration which it compelled on my other visit. This is matter yield ing its utmost under the guidance 0 f man. This incomparable scene of loveliness may be approached from the old road between Charleston and Summerville, or from the Ashley River, on which it borders. I think I have heard it said that some one "rmarked that the view of the Po- ’omae at Harpers Ferry was worth •» trip across the Atlantic, and that the most glorious sight which could 'rieet the eye was Magnolia Gardens, near Charleston. If one were to fall asleep in this charming place he might be excused for going about in search of his departed mother, think ing that he had waked among the celestials. In 1938 the State Convention vir tually repudiated the New Deal; lat er the voters re-elected Cotton Ed Smith over the strongest New Deal opposition which the State could mus ter, including a personal thrust at Cotton Ed by the President himself. Even in a fight like that of 1938 it would be a matter of mere poli tical speculation to prophesy the re sult; but one wonders what may hap pen if the Hatch Law keeps ont of active participation all those who are paid in whole or in part by the Fed eral government. In our great republic there Is no scarcity of brains. Every state has a hundred men equal in ability to the average of our Presidents. I do not say this in disparagement of our presidents; rather I say it in appre ciation of thousands of able men whose activities are far from the glare of the metropolitan press ser vices. Our nation is rich in human resources. We look over a list of men in political life and compare them with the charming and versatile President whose smile is so appeal ing; but we have great ability which has never sought political preferment. It is ours to command . I repeat with my endorsement wihat was once said by a penetrating student of world his tory: “No nation ever produced thir ty consecutive rulers comparable in ability and character to the Presi dents of the United States.” This is a great nation. Amid the awful con fusion and tumult of war, with all its attendant horrors, we might fer vently repeat, “from every mountain side, let freedom ring.” Words have a magic of their own. Now and then we hear of statesmen seeking a formula, meaning that someone is trying to prepare a state ment which will express the general agreement and dodge the disagree- mnt. I am almost bold enough to ( venture on such a course. Last week I mentioned that Mr. J. Roy Jones had a plan to help farmers sell their surplus products. I think all the disagreement will disappear if the plan of Mr. Jones were nqt pall ed a marketing scheme. Certain of oqr pubhe-spirited peo ple ^ayp a version of a marketing plan, based on certain standards of quality which will bo strictly observ ed. We have no such standards to day in our State. Hay is one thing In one county and something better or ■worse in another county. Even more serious still is the truth that this dis parity is not only as between counties but as between farmers of that same county, and even of the same neigh borhood. One might go further and say that the same producer himself hqvy widely varying grades of hay on one farm. This lack of unifor mity reaches into all our produce. We have no standards of meat curing; nor can you tell that a pound of sausage sold by a producer today will be as good as the sausage he made last November. We are haphazard about these things because our main ob jective is to produce hay and meat for ourselves, and, only incidentally, to sell a surplus, or a little as an emergency pot-boiler. Marketing, then, is technically conceived as based on strict standardization. That is the rule of business and we pro ducers will have to conform to it, if we would commercialize our efforts. But, even without clearly defined standards of quality there is a vast deal of good, usable produce which de serves a sale because of the intrinsic quality of the thing itself. It is this unclassified volume of produce which needs a market and which would com mend itself to many purchasers who pride themselves on their ability to judge the quality of anything offer ed for personal inspection. Even this, however, does not mean that one should be allowed to sell without re course a hundred bales of hay, with a lot of rotted hay inside The Ro mans had a maxim “Caveat emptor,” meaning let the buyer beware, or that the buyer bought at his own risk. South Carolina, let me say with pride, never adopted such a barbarous max im. In this State, since early days, our counts have declared that a sound price imports a sound article; or that the goods must be reasonably up to representations. If, then, Mr, Jones wou Id say that he is trying to help the producers sell their unstandardized surplus produce perhaps a truce might be declared and the sun shine again on the em battled agricultural legions. HARE MOVES TO SPEED ACTION Washington. April 2.—Moving to speed congressional action on the lo cal tax problems created by the fed eral government’s acquisition of pri vately owned land, Representative Butler B. Hare today strove to break the legislative log-jam holding back proposals to compensate counties for their tax loss. The action, affecting 13 Socth Car olina counties, was aimed at remov ing budgetary and technical objec tions to the pending Harrison-Col- mer bill, ‘Rlis measure provides for annual payment to states, coun ties, and other political subdivisions in Heu of taxes previously collected on lands to which the federal govern ment has acquired title. Would Pay Counties ‘The South Carolina congressman’s proposal would return as much as three per cent of the prices paid for such lands to the counties annually. His auujmdment provides that the fund* for this purpose shall be taken from the revenue acruing from this land. Because this provision elimin ates the need or outright appropria tions of funds Hare believes it re moves certain objections previously raised against the Harrison-Co Imer bill. “In raming these amendments,” Hare stated, “I have been cooperat ing with the original authors of the bill, Senator Harrison and Represen tative Colmer of Mississippi and I hope that one or two changes may expedite the consideration of the bill by the committee.” Tax Problems Created Stressing that acute tax problems have been created in many counties where federal government has taken over parcels of land, Hare pointed out that the proposed law would en able paymenits to 13 South Carolina counties totaling approximately $100,- 000 a year. Hare recalled that beginning in 1934 the federal government purchas ed large areas of cutover and other lands suitable for reforestation pur poses. While this has unquestionably resulted in great benefits or the coun try as a whole, the state and county subdivisions have realized that re moval of these large tracts from the tax rolls has worked a great hard ship in many counties. Summary Given A summary of land purchased up until June 30, 1938 under this pro gram, Hare stated, shows what has happened in many of the counties. The gfrass acreage purchased, tihe price paid, and the amount that would be returned to the counties under the three-per-cent provisions of the pending bill were shown as follows': First district: Berkeley bounty; Gross acres, 301,500; total price, $1,- 474,069.71; proposed annual payment, $44,222.09; Charleston county, gross acres, 113,200; total price, $262,920.- 25; proposed annual payment, $7,887. Third district—Abbeville county: gross acres, 51,000; total price, $82,- 161.66; proposed annual payment, $2,- 465.85. Edgefield county gross acres, 112,000; total prices, $121,060.49; pro posed annual payment, $3,631.81. Greenwood county: gross acres, 57,- 000; total price, $49,539.22; proposed annual payment, $1,486.17. McCor mick county, gross acres, 198,000; to tal price, $237,233.54; proposed an nual payment, $7,117.00. Newherry county, gross acres, 124,100; total price, $244,073.08; proposed annual payment, $7.32249. Oconee bounty, gross acres, 128,000; total price, $106- 282.38; proposed annual payment, $9,- 188.47. Saluda county: gross acres. 13,000; total price, $21,680.32; pro posed annual payment, $650.30. Fourth district—Laurens county, gross acres, 52,300; total price, $104,- 849.40; proposed annual payment, $3,125.48. Union county: gross a- cres, 168,300; total price, $226,702.25; proposed annual payment, $6, 801.07. Fifth district — Chester county: gross acres, 24,100; total price, $32,- 915.35; proposed annual payment, $987.40. Fail-field county: gross acres, 41,200; total price, $56,328.53; pro posed annual payment, $1,689.96. Taxation Increased Because federal property is tax exempt, each time the forest service or some other agency purchases ad ditional lands from private owners, these lands are removed from the tax rolls in the various counties where the property is located. This of course, means that the revenue of these subdivisions is substantially de creased and the tax rate for property that remains subject to taxation is correspondingly increased. Many members of Congress feel that seri ous hardship and curtailment of school, road-'building, and other func tions will result unless action is ta ken. The third district congressman stated today that the purposes of the Harrison Colmer bill already have been approved by the Department of I Agriculture, even though the actual amount of the payments is still in question. He expressed the hope that the changes he proposes will help to re move these obstacles and secure an early committee hearing for the measure so that some action may be taken at this session o Congress, NOTICE FOR SALE Pursuant to the authority contain ed in a certain Deed of assignment from S. O. Nesley, Incorporated, by E. B. Bullock, Vice President, Secre tary and Treasurer, recorded in the office of the Cleric of Court for Newberry County, in Deed Book 37 at page 695, to the undersigned, dated September, 23, 1939, I will sell at public auction on May 16, 1940, all of the accounts receivable, and debts which are due to S. O. Nesley, Incorporated. A list of the accounts receivable and debts due S. O. Nesley, Incor porated, may be seen at my office any time prior to the date of sale. 2t R. Aubrey Harley, Assignee Miss C. Griffith of Clinton w-is a business visitor in Newberry Friday. 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